Properties: colorless needle crystals or white crystal frit. Special odor and burning smell, extremely dilute solution with sweet taste
Melting point: 43°C
Boiling point: 181.7°C
Freezing point: 41°C
Relative density: 1.0576
Refractive index: 1.54178
Flash point: 79.5°C
Solubility: Soluble in ethanol, ether, chloroform, glycerine, carbon disulfide, petrolatum, volatile oil, fixed oil, strong alkali solution. Almost insoluble in petroleum ether
Used as a raw material for the manufacture of resins, synthetic fibers, plastics, and also for the production of pharmaceuticals, pesticides, etc.